arrogant posh boys

What is the stw view on government and mp's. I think all parties should make more effort to have people who reflect the socio economic structure of the society it serves. Can people like Cameron, Osbourne and indeed Clegg And Blair and Brown and Balls etc etc. have the insight needed to help/understand everyone in our country?

Didn't labour already try that kind of social engineering by favouring women in the candidate selection process ??

Two further points: 1. the underlying assumption that the power is in the hands of the elected representatives 2. if you accept that, we vote for these people, perhaps try not voting for white toffs ?

I vote for women candidates whatever the party. By luck, or some might say design, this has never resulted in me having to vote Conservative. Funny that. If there are two women, which I think has only happened once, then it was best haircut. Once, there were no women, so I voted for the most obviously not a Toff.

Tree Magnet - it might help stop some of the real absurdities they come out with about people they do not understand and might mean some more realistic social policy that does some good rather than playing to the prejudices

Why do they have to understand what life is like for the majority of us? Genuinly interested in what advantages this will give.

This question genuinely staggers me. As a small example, if we want to get the long term benefit climents back into work surely it might be better if someone knew something about what their life was like and why they have been on benefits so long?